Job Description
Reporting to the CoE Lead, Transaction Execution, the Senior Manager, Transaction Execution delivers value to the business through leading and supporting mergers & acquisitions(“M&A”) including funding and structuring advisory transactions ( “Transactions”). The transactions will include strategy analysis, development of strategic options, target identification, evaluation including due diligence, valuation, development of transaction structures, negotiation, stakeholder management and approvals, completion and post transaction management.
The proposed role will therefore be responsible for assessing the strategic fit of a business by analyzing all aspects of a transaction, coordinating due diligence, financial modelling and valuation, synergy analysis, pricing assessment, project managing the deal cycle, development and evaluation of strategic and structuring options, supporting negotiation and stakeholder approval processes, and closing the transactions.
This role will work closely with cross-functional leads and stakeholders to deliver high‑impact, high‑vale engagements that drive business growth and meet customer expectations.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Execution
- Lead project development and delivery across M&A strategy, portfolio strategy, investment opportunity assessment, stakeholder approval processes, transaction completion, post-merger integration, and other merger & acquisition processes and activities.
- Lead project development and delivery of equity and debt funding throughout the process including: Funding needs assessment, funding options analysis, implementing the selected funding options through selection of financiers, project management of financing project, negotiations, obtaining approvals, closing and post financing management
- Lead the execution of transactions across the client portfolio, preparing/reviewing client reports and key documentation, financing, structuring, acquisitions and disposals
- Conduct research and analysis to identify market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities.
- Guide and support to the team in developing business cases, financial models, and action plans to support Transaction Execution initiatives.
- Provide corporate finance advice as required (Business and business cases analysis, capital budgeting, financial modelling, valuation, debt and equity funding analysis, pricing analyses, options analyses etc .) to enable mission delivery.
Group wide corporate finance support
- Support group wide corporate development and finance transactions across Safaricom Group ( Safaricom PLC, Safaricom Ethiopia, MPESA JV and any other subsidiary, JV or affiliate) – through coordination of regulatory assessment, opportunity origination and evaluation, and coordinating with the group and affiliate companies.
Proposals and Business Development
- Provide insights and inputs to Transaction proposals for board/exco review and decision.
- Liaise with relevant business and technical teams across the Safaricom Group and affiliates, internal technical specialists (legal, tax, etc.) and with local company/operating company business line leaders, as necessary.
- Monitor and track up-to-date scenario analysis on specific M&A targets and commercial and financing partners
- Build & maintain a knowledge management system and processes, in order to maintain up-to- date scenario analysis, including tracking other transactions and related metrics (comparable valuation multiples, pricing basis and transaction structures)
- Evaluate and execute other strategic initiatives such as joint ventures, divestitures, licensing and partnership activities.
- Evaluate selected Transaction proposals based on internal directives.
- Review business cases for disinvestment assessing factors such as rationale for disinvesting the business.
- Collaborate with strategy, business, corporate development, finance, M&A and other teams in Safaricom Group to originate corporate development opportunities in a progressive, systematic and routine fashion.
- Supervise input from external advisors and coordinating compliance, tax, due diligence, financial, legal, etc., requirements.
Leadership and Team Management:
- Role model inclusivity & builds trust for a psychologically safe environment for everyone to be their best.
- Promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.
- Support functional leaders in creating and sustaining a cultural environment for the function shaped by the Safaricom leadership standards.
Strategic Partnerships and Stakeholder Management:
- Support in the development of Partnerships leading to identification of new areas of Business and business opportunities.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Safaricom Group ecosystem.
- Collaborate with other clusters, tribes, CoEs, teams, and departments to foster a holistic and integrated approach to Safaricom’s products, value propositions and engagements.
Core competencies, knowledge and experience
Customer Obsession
- Deepen team connection to our customers and communities.
- Foster authentic relationships with customers and partners that build trust.
- Explicitly take customer-centric decisions and take personal ownership to achieve results.
- Simplify processes through digitalisation and promote a digital mindset and digital first customer experience.
- Stay focused on the big priorities, know when to make meaningful trade-offs and demonstrate brilliant execution.
Purpose
- Create an inspiring vision for your team to drive strategy and performance.
- Show ambition and courage, empowering others to go beyond the plan.
- Bold and challenge teams to reimagine how things are done.
- Prompt new thinking and ideas by asking “what if” questions.
- Use knowledge of the external environment (customers, partners, competition, external bodies) to identify and act on opportunities for growth at pace.
Innovation
- Create psychological safety so everyone can have an impact.
- Fuel innovative ideas from others and test them to enable growth.
- Explore successes and failures with curiosity and resilience; fearlessly recognizing lessons learned.
- Share your ongoing learning and personal purpose with others.
- Learn fast from digital adoption, using learnings to drive simplicity, scale and efficiency.
Collaboration
- Articulate your team’s role in making our strategy happen, prioritizing and aligning resources with current and future needs.
- Actively collaborate to break silos and hold your team accountable to do the same.
- Develop others to make the most of their talents and coach them to take ownership to get things done.
- Create an inclusive environment ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others.
- Live our Purpose and demonstrate the highest standard of integrity.
Qualifications
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